“The law is the law, and we will continue to do whatever it takes to crack down on underage drinking and hold accountable those who serve alcohol to minors,” Cuomo said. “Our message is simple: If you put children at risk by placing alcohol in their hands, you will face the consequences.”

From April 17 to May 1, the SLA used decoys to visit 74 liquor and grocery stores throughout the five boroughs, according to the governor.

The operation was conducted by the SLA’s newly formed part-time investigative unit, which was funded using a $147,000 grant from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some of the stores are within walking distance of several high schools, as well as St. John’s University and Queens College.

Businesses can face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation if charged for selling alcohol to minors as well as fines, starting at $2,500 to $3,000, for a first time offense. Repeat offenders can potentially have their licenses suspended or revoked.

Cheap Shots, at 149-05 Union Tpke. passed a recent multi-agency checkup with “flying colors” and received no summonses, police and local leaders said.

“They have been behaving,” said Carolann Foley, president of the 107th Precinct Community Council.

The once-rowdy bar near St. John’s University has been under fire since it opened in March 2010. Residents said unruly customers constantly break out in fights outside. Some have even been spotted urinating and vomiting on the street.

But the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) has not cut the bar off yet.

It fined Cheap Shots $15,000 on March 25 for numerous complaints and at least 10 violations, mostly for disorderly conduct and alleged underage drinking, officials said, but has not reviewed its liquor license application yet, a spokesman said.

Bar owner Louis Abreu, who has hired more security detail to hush up weekend commotions, said a decision will likely not be made until a court date in two weeks.

Foley said she’s skeptical the state agency would close the tab on Cheap Shots.

“I don’t know what to think,” she said. “The SLA is just so hot and cold.”

The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) will vote next Tuesday to either cut off a problematic college bar in Queens or let the drinks keep flowing.

Cheap Shots, at 149-05 Union Tpke., has racked up numerous noise complaints and at least 10 violations since it opened in March 2010, mostly for disorderly conduct and alleged underage drinking, SLA records show.

Rowdy customers constantly break out in fights outside, and some have even been spotted urinating and vomiting on the street, 107th Precinct Community Council President Carolann Foley said.

The SLA’s licensing bureau will decide the bar’s fate on March 11 — either approving or rejecting Cheap Shots’ request for a license renewal — after a full board meeting, an authority spokesperson said. Its current liquor license expired Feb. 28.

“I fully expect the SLA to protect our community and revoke Cheap Shots’ liquor license,” said Councilmember Rory Lancman, who called the site near St. John’s University a “magnet for criminal activity.”

In January, Community Board 8’s Liquor License Committee unanimously shut down Cheap Shots’ renewal application during a heated meeting with bar owners. The advisory vote was meant to urge the SLA to follow suit.

Bar boss Louis Abreu said he has since hired another security guard to keep a handle on commotions on weekends, bumping the total detail to five.

“I’m a small business owner trying to do the best I can,” he said. “We’ve been keeping the noise down. I’m still willing to work with the neighborhood.”

A nine-day undercover investigation by the New York State Liquor Authority has resulted in charges to 90 licensed groceries and liquor stores in New York City, including 14 throughout Queens.

Licensees charged by the SLA with underage sales face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation. Repeat offenders also face potential suspension or revocation of their licenses.

“Preventing the sale of alcohol to minors is a priority for the State Liquor Authority. These large scale enforcement efforts will continue to be a part of our proactive measures to prevent alcohol abuse among our youth,” said SLA Chairman Dennis Rosen.